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HANSARDHigh Streets Organised Crime Unit20. What assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the high streets organised crime unit.13 Jul 2026HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: Trade BanI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield Central (Abtisam Mohamed) for her powerful speech, and it is an absolute honour to follow the Father of the House. On the west…09 Jul 2026HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: Trade BanI agree, and I will come on to that point in a moment. Recourse to the law has been cut off almost entirely for Palestinians, particularly since another settler extremist,…09 Jul 2026HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: Trade BanI agree. We must hold Israel to account for its actions, and we must end all trade with the illegal settlements. Those settlements do not build themselves; they require money and…09 Jul 2026HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: Trade BanI do agree. The statistics that I referred to must remain in our minds as we focus on illegal settlements, which are rapidly eroding the prospects for peaceful co-existence and a…09 Jul 2026HANSARD National Youth StrategyThat sounds like an excellent programme and I absolutely commend it. Youth workers are central to delivering the national youth strategy, but the workforce are under acute…08 Jul 2026HANSARD National Youth StrategyI beg to move, That this House has considered the National Youth Strategy and youth enrichment. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey. I am grateful for the…08 Jul 2026HANSARD National Youth StrategyMy hon. Friend is quite right, and I will come to that point later. Young people who have lost access to youth clubs have been shown to be 14% more likely to engage in criminal…08 Jul 2026HANSARD National Youth StrategyMy hon. Friend is quite right. That is why it is so important that we fund and support these organisations sustainably. As I was saying, enrichment activities help to raise…08 Jul 2026HANSARD National Youth StrategyI thank everyone who took part in the debate—I also join the hon. Member for Twickenham (Munira Wilson) in saying that I am not a camper either. I thank the Minister and her team…08 Jul 2026HANSARDPublic Procurement: SMEsThis week I welcomed Antich & Sons to Parliament. It is a family-owned textiles company that, for the past decade, has been innovating by using traditional local skills and…25 Jun 2026HANSARDPublic Procurement: SMEs7. What steps he is taking to help support small and medium-sized businesses through reforms to public procurement.25 Jun 2026HANSARDRail Network7. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to improve the rail network in Wales.17 Jun 2026HANSARDRail NetworkIt is brilliant to see you wearing your Yorkshire rose, Mr Speaker. The UK Labour Government are investing in our railways to boost economic growth right across the country. In my…17 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel TariffsLocal manufacturers in Huddersfield have raised real concerns with me, particularly about the unintended consequences of this policy, the lack of a level playing field for raw…17 Jun 2026HANSARDHigh Street Shops: Illicit ActivityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Dowd. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Halesowen (Alex Ballinger) on securing this important debate. As other…17 Jun 2026HANSARD Middle EastI welcome the sanctions and guidance that the Secretary of State has set out. Given the scale and pace of settlements, can we ensure that the sanctions are regularly reviewed? I…09 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsI associate myself with the Prime Minister’s comments on Henry Nowak and the calls for calm over division. The rugby league family lost a giant last week. John Kear, the former…03 Jun 2026HANSARDMurder of Henry NowakHenry Nowak’s murder was a senseless, evil act, a criminal act, which Vickrum Digwa bears responsibility for. It is horrific that he made false claims to evade that…02 Jun 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic UpdateIt is important that we look at long-term measures such as decoupling gas and electricity prices, because we know that previous temporary measures have not stopped our exposure to…21 Apr 2026